J. S. Fletcher

Name: Ravensdene Court — 16. The Pathless Wood
Author: J. S. Fletcher

Ravensdene Court — 16. The Pathless Wood (1922)

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“Ravensdene Court — 16. The Pathless Wood”, published in 1922, is a work by J. S. Fletcher. It explores elements such as Salter Quick, the Elizabeth Robinson and Scarterfield.

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J. S. Fletcher, Ravensdene Court — 16. The Pathless Wood (1922)

“ He sniffed now, and Lorrimore went on—to a peroration.
"There can be no doubt about it!" he said with emphasis. "A Blyth man, a seafarer, named Solomon Fish, chances to be in Hull and, in a tavern there which is evidently the resort of sea-faring folk, sees a man whom he instantly recognizes as Netherfield Baxter, whom he had known as child, boy and young man. He accosts him—the man denies it. We need pay no attention whatever to that denial: we may be quite sure from the testimony of Fish that the man is Baxter. Now then, what is Baxter doing? ”

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J. S. Fletcher, Ravensdene Court — 16. The Pathless Wood (1922)

“ But we know that, whatever happened to the Elizabeth Robinson, and to the rest of the crew, certain men who were on board her when she left Hong-Kong, for Chemulpo, did escape whatever catastrophe occurred. The Elizabeth Robinson may be at the bottom of the Yellow Sea, and most of her folk with her. But in course of time Noah Quick turns up at Devonport in England, in possession, evidently, of plenty of money. He takes a licensed house, runs it on highly respectable lines, and comports himself as a decent member of society; also he prospers, and has a very good balance at his bankers. ”

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J. S. Fletcher, Ravensdene Court — 16. The Pathless Wood (1922)

“ I said in conclusion, "and if anybody can make head or tail of it and get a definite and dependable theory, I am sure that Scarterfield, from a professional standpoint, will be glad to hear whatever can be said."
"It seems to me that Scarterfield is on the high road to a very respectable theory already," remarked Lorrimore. "So are you! The thing—to me—appears to be fairly plain. It starts out with the association of Baxter and the dishonest bank-manager. ”

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J. S. Fletcher, Ravensdene Court — 16. The Pathless Wood (1922)

“ And no doubt it was on those night excursions that he, and this man Baxter that we've heard of, carried away the stolen valuables, and safely hid them in some quiet spot on this coast—and there you'll see, they'll be found all in good time. And as sure as my name is what it is, Dr. Lorrimore, it was that spot that Salter Quick was after—only he wasn't exactly certain where it was, and had somehow got mixed about the graves of the Netherfields. Man alive! yon plate of the old monks is buried under some Netherfield headstone at this minute! ”

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J. S. Fletcher, Ravensdene Court — 16. The Pathless Wood (1922)

“ On a certain day in March of this year, Salter Quick, with a handsome amount of ready money in his pocket, leaves Devonport, saying that he is going away for a few days. We next hear of him at an hotel in Alnwick, where he is asking for information about certain churchyards on this Northumbrian coast wherein he will find the graves of people of the name of Netherfield—the name of a man, be it remembered, who was with him and his brother Noah Quick, on board the Elizabeth Robinson. ”

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J. S. Fletcher, Ravensdene Court — 16. The Pathless Wood (1922)

“ But they never reached their destination, and it is commonly believed that like a great deal more of the monastic property of the Northern districts these valuables were appropriated by high-placed persons of the neighbourhood who employed their underlings, marked and disguised, to waylay and despoil the messengers entrusted to carry them Southward. ”

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J. S. Fletcher, Ravensdene Court — 16. The Pathless Wood (1922)

“ Raven, had the good sense to keep, and I've turned up the account of the inquest that was held at Blyth on yon dishonest bank-manager. And there's a bit of evidence here that nobody seems to have drawn Scarterfield's attention to. 'The deceased gentleman,' it reads, 'was very fond of the sea, and frequently made excursions along our beautiful coast in a small yacht which he hired from Messrs. ”

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